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CATS IN CARE

Registered charity 285745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIC

The rescue and homing of unwanted and abandoned cats and kittens

Objects

TO PREVENT CRUELTY AND TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF CATS AND KITTENS IN NEEDS OF CARE AND ATTENTION.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Animals · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wiltshire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £1,646,357, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet future requirements. The charity reported a net income increase to £82,651, driven largely by gains on investments, while charitable expenditure remained stable at £43,361. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintained at a level to meet future requirements of the charity in line with its objectives (held: £1.6m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level to meet future requirements of the charity in line with its objectives.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Linda Webb received remuneration of £6,384 for charitable activities.
“During the year Joan Bevan received remuneration of £0 (2024- £1,018) and Linda Webb received remuneration of £6,384 (2024- £6,388) for charitable activities, which has been included in wages costs.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“During the year Joan Bevan received remuneration of £0 (2024- £1,018) and Linda Webb received remuneration of £6,384 (2024- £6,388) for charitable activities, which has been included in wages costs.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£510k
Total spending
£38k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
2

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£50k£43k
31/12/2024£62k£40k
31/12/2023£49k£47k
31/12/2022£510k£38k
31/12/2021£84k£104k

Common questions

Is CATS IN CARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £1,646,357, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet future requirements. The charity reported a net income increase to £82,651, driven largely by gains on investments, while charitable expenditure remained stable at £43,361. The trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST1£20k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CAT LOVERS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CATS IN CARE£50k—0above—no doubt
CAT LOVERS ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
FELINE CARE FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
CATS IN DISTRESS FY2025£225k—0unclear—no doubt
CRAMAR CAT RESCUE FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
HERONBANK CAT RESCUE FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.